Asus' Tinker Board: Can it rival Raspberry Pi?

How much power can you pack into one tiny little computer? 

Asus set out to answer that question, and has released its own credit card sized computer with some pretty impressive specs -- and the talk around town is that it could be a Raspberry Pi competitor. So how does it best the Raspberry Pi, and where does it fall short?

In IT Blogwatch, we take a closer look.

So what is going on? Jon Martindale has the background:

Asus is looking to take a bite out of the Raspberry Pi...industry with an ultra-small form-factor system of its own. Called the Tinker Board, it’s...capable of handling 4K video and 24-bit audio, suggesting that it could make a very affordable HTPC in the right hands.

Sounds interesting. What are some of the details? Ian Paul has that info:

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